An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
Hey so we have this wonder technology going that every 2 years or so, gets twice as much capacity or twice as dense or half as large or half the cost, depending on the unit you're measuring by.
Should we spread it around and make it available to every human in every corber of the globe?
No! We'll burn through it by inventing new sectors of the economy just to use it all up until it's scarce again!
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An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/64gb-of-ddr5-memory-now-costs-more-than-an-entire-ps5-even-after-a-discount-trident-z5-neo-kit-jumps-to-usd600-due-to-dram-shortage-and-its-expected-to-get-worse-into-2026Hey so we have this wonder technology going that every 2 years or so, gets twice as much capacity or twice as dense or half as large or half the cost, depending on the unit you're measuring by.
Should we spread it around and make it available to every human in every corber of the globe?
No! We'll burn through it by inventing new sectors of the economy just to use it all up until it's scarce again!